SPECIAL TELEGRAMS

Dunstan Times, Issue 1043, 14 April 1882, Page 3

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS

Dunedin, Thursday. Waldernann’s trial began and was concluded last night The jury after an hour’s deliberation found a verdict of guilty Sentence has- basil deferral till after sitting of Coart of Appeal.f >r which His H mor reserved two points af law raise:! by Dennistou The otlmr charges against him will not be proceeded with Sir George Grey leaves Auckland to-day for Wellington, He had a lengthy interview wish several Auckland members, when the relative strength of parties, etc, was •discussed ft is rumoured th it Sir George has sti. pulatedfnr adisiolutionin the event of him undertaking to form a Ministry aud him■eulf unable to carr his Measures The weather at Christchurch is unfavourable for the Exhibition The papers there are recommending intending visitors to wait a week or two till exhibits are properly arranged, aud also ■ because the autumn is generally more settled weather Very encouraging news was received from Te-Arnha goldfields Premier and New Find claims are getting splendid stone The Invercargill Volunteers speak in high terms of their reception hero A school girl was run over by a tram-car in Sydney, yesterday, and killed Nothing has been heard of the missing ship Min-y-don, and all hopes are now abandoned

There are 21 entries for Canterbury Champagne Stakes of 83 Cunnamutta won the Sydney Gold Cup At the Land Board, yesterday, Mr Betts’, of Queenstown application to purchase land held by him under agricultural lease was granted Mr Bell’s application for agricultural lease, at Tiger Hill was approved A man, named Raramage, was committed for trial to-day for committing rape on a little girl nine years old, at Green Island London, April 11 A plot to murder Arab! Pasha has been discovered Several Carcassiau officers in the Egyptian army have been arrested The appointment of M Giers as successor to Gortschakoff gives great satisfaction both in Vienna and Berlin It is expected the policy of M Giers will tend to the establishment of greater harmony than now exists between Germany and Russia The state of seige which was declared in the province of Catalonia, Spain, on account of taxation riots has now been raised

Rumour comes from Hong Kong that the United States screw frigate Richmond, of 14 guns, has been totally wrecked with her crow of six hundred—officers and men The report requires confirmation

their hearing. But the irreligious in these -days are aggressive, and make a great noise. “They have political power in their hands, -owing to secret societies and the fear of the dagger. Hut religion was not, ■dying out in any oonntry in Europe. Religion still flourished, and he would affirm 'that generally throughout Europe there was more fervour, piety, faith, and more practice of religion thau at any time for the last •S5 years that he could remember. His hearers seemed flattered that their humble servant had been asked to pontificate on the t Feast of St. Cecilia in her Basilica. Whether ' that was a compliment to himself or a con--venienco to the authorities, he ‘had felt 'iplesaed and honoured at being askod_ to • celebrate Mass in the palace of the Saint, -whore were her remains, the rooms she ■Hvdd in, and the bath in which she was ■martyred, all which he had visited. Her ‘remainc- were under the high altar, whole •and entire'as they were ICOO years ago, as ['had been once witnessed by all Rome, and by tens of thousands who visited Rome •when the remains were exposed for weeks, :■ so that all could see for themselves. His • Lordship then gave instances showing the -different circumstances of the Pope now ■-and in 1367, -consequent on the loss of the 'temporal power. As representing this ■ diocese, he had felt highly honoured and ■doubly grateful at being asked to cfeiebr-ate High Mass on the great festival of St. Andrew. In speaking of Ireland he wished to speak carfully. He had never seen so ■ much quietness in ! Ireland as when he was lately there. There’ had been trouble and ■ outrages, but not so many as was believed. There had been outrages fabricated and great exaggerations, but at the same time there had been crimes committed. He (the speaker) reprobated them, as all his hearers ■ did, in the strongest possible manner. No good cause could be at all helped by outrages But must they not be too severe upon people driven to desperation by long centuries of gross injustice and oppression. He had travelled all round the globe and had been a close observer in various countries,

v and he said,'without fear of contradiction <by any 'well-informed person, that there •was no people in such want and misery as '.multitudes of Irish people in their own •land, tKaffirs and Maoris were better fed,

• clothed, and .housed. In certain districts ■>. in Ireland even last summer he had seen numbers of little girls whose only clothing was a bit of sacking to cover their nakedness, and.whose dwellings were hovels. He learned from the priests that one-third of the children could not]attend school for want of clothes, but who would attend if they could One gentleman clothed 140 children who all attended school till their clothes were worn out, when the attendance dropped to 40. Ireland was a fruitful land, and something must be wrong in the vemment or a generous, intellectual people, with many noble qualities, would not be steeped in the depths of misery and poverty That something was wrong -something having power—as accounting for the despe- . ration of the people he had no doubt whatever. Consequently, while they reprobated • outrages, they must be considerate for people driven to desperation by their circumstances, We were told there were the ; same laws for England as for Ireland, but that was a mistake. There were not the ■ same laws, nor were they administered in the same spirit. While he reprobated crimes, nothing should prevent him raising his voice and declaring that Irish people were .••not governed justly—they were the most •thoroughly mismanaged and misgoverned people on earth. It was found in every other country that Irish people were easily enough governed. The people had now • come to the determination that there must ’■be an end to it, and for ever. They say “We will starve no more, and be bullied no more ; we have starved and been bullied Icngenough.” They had cried for justice and always been met with coercion. Since the Union, 50 Coercion Acts had kept the people down, while the injustice of the laws from appealing against which they had been coerced, had been shown by their being repealed when coercion had failed, and which had they been repealed earlier would have i rendered coercion unnecessary. But no ; Parliament mnst bully the Irish. But now the people had found out their stiength, and • understood each other. They said—“We are not rebels, and it would be madness fto take up arras ; but we will starve no more and be bullied no more.” But it appeared ;to him (his Lordship) that the backbone of the greatest injustice was now broken for ever ; the clonds appeared to be rent, and the sunshine forcing its way through. He thought the beginning of the end could be seen now, and he hoped, thought, and trusted happy days were in store for the old land, and that soon. But he would call ■ upon them and all Irishmen throughout the world to reprobate outrages and those who - caused them in every way, and not to give them the least encouragement. Thiy could ■ only bring down the judgment of Heaven and disgrace ihe race before the world. It had been his greatest source of consolation ■ that things had not only gone on satisfactorily while he was away, but even better he thought than they would if he had been pre- ■ sent. He was more than delighted with the progress the cathedral building had made, and what a promise it gave of being a glorious building, one they might be proud of as being their own work, and one not altogether unworthy of the worship of the Great Creator. He was pleased more than he could say on beholding the building that - day. He had nothing to regret, nothing to wish undone, nothing but congratulations foi his hearers who famished the means, for the architect, who might be proud of his design, and' for the contractors for the honest ■ excellence of their work. He also congratulated the authorities throughout the entire diocese. A new convent had been opened, and preparations made for another. New schools had been opened, and zealous and able priests, not content with being the ••pastors<>f thepeople, nowin this great cii- - ais and great moment of struggle for Chrisvtian education had proved earnest Christian men, and turned round and became the schoolmasters of the people. All this would ho a cause of satisfaction and rej.do ing to the Holy Father, when duly communicated to him. He thanked them all for bin magnificent, reception, which he could not have anticipated, and which exceeded his most sanguine expectations. And they had crowned all hy bestowing upon him the magnificent present of £IOOO He accepted that gratefully, but not for himself. Every shilling should he spent in promoting their spiritual int rest, in helping the schools, providing priests and teachers, furthering the great work of the Catholic cathedral, and in other ways. Every shilling should be spent thus, and if it were ten times as much it should be spent in the same way. He was proud of the people over whom Providence had placed him, proud of his magnificent staff of priests, proud of the convents and their inmates, and of all else apnertaining to the Church here, whose flock was distinguished Jfor its faith, its generosity, its love of the Church and de•votion to her priests. He again thanked them with all his heart, and now, by the special wish of the Holy Father, he wonld bestow upon them the Apostolic Benediction. ” Uis Lordship then bestowed the Apostolic Benediction, and granted ID9 days indulrgacceto allipresent, in addition to the in- | 4cLgeß.ee previously granted by him. j